Boss TR-2 Mods?

[Chistopher]

I just put in an order for a Boss TR-2, and I was wondering if anyone knew any mods that would be worth trying out.

I don't have any dislikes with the pedal from what I've tried that I can remember, but I generally don't use tremolo in too subtle a manner, so I may try to expand the range of the rate knob and maybe experiment with adjusting the wave forms.

Any ideas?

 

[GuitarStv]

It's a decent trem, but I always found the volume drop when it's engaged was annoying. I don't know if the newer ones do that still though. If you have a newer pedal, be aware that it has probably gone the way of most modern Boss pedals - which means all SMT stuff. Makes it very hard to pull the pedal apart and work on it.

 

[Chistopher]

Yeah, after messing around with it its definitely alright. Mine has a trim pot that adjusts the level.

Honestly I'm thinking about just having it painted. Maybe fiddle around with rate and that's it.

 

[Aceman]

The volume deal was fixed in 2007 or so.

Don't know about any mods for it other than clarity/sound quality and volume.

So many other great Terms out there today.

 

[Locktopus]

I had a Keeley modded one where they put a volume control on it. If it doesn’t have to be Boss I recommend the Walrus Monument, it’s fantastic

 

[Aceman]

I have a vintage Boss (97), a Keeley modded one, and about 20 other Tremolos. There is a little trim pot inside the newer ones to address volume, which is probably set just fine - but can be changed to taste.

And yes - the Monument, and the Wampler Latitude, IMO, are both examples of great modern Tremolos at decent prices. But for most people, a Boss TR2 is all the tremolo they will ever need.

Here are a few of them

 

[Chistopher]

Does anyone know offhand what the fastest I can set a tremolo pedal before it creates a standing wave?

 

[Aceman]

Does anyone know offhand what the fastest I can set a tremolo pedal before it creates a standing wave?

To create a standing wave, one needs two waves. Non-issue.

 

[Chistopher]

Excuse me, auditory fusion is what I meant. Where if you play a discrete sound at a high enough hz it begins to sound like a single tone at that frequency.

 

[Aceman]

No idea how fast that is.